Planning appeal decision
The Stables, Brancote Farm, Tixall, Staffordshire, ST18 0XX
Planning appeal 3320502 at The Stables, Brancote Farm, Tixall, Staffordshire, ST18 0XX (Stafford Borough Council) was allowed on 7 February 2024 by Inspector Clark J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host building and its surroundings.
the conversion of redundant cowshed to provide a single dwelling with minimal landscaping, external works and fencing to delineate plot boundaries without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 20/32528/FUL, dated 11 September 2020
- Authority
- Stafford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Clark J
- Postcode
- ST18 0XX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host building and its surroundings
What decided it
The character and appearance of the host building and its surroundings would not be harmed by the UPVC windows and doors or the timber post and rail fence, given the building's modest scale, single-storey height, and setting within a mixed-use farm complex.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy N1 (g) & (h) of The Plan for Stafford Borough 2011 - 2031
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 140
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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